1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football team represented West Virginia University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Mountaineers' 104th overall and 6th season as a member of the Big East Conference (Big East). The team was led by head coach Don Nehlen, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. They finished the season with a record of eight wins and four losses (8–4 overall, 4–3 in the Big East) and with a loss in the Gator Bowl against North Carolina.

1996 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Gator Bowl, L 13–20 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record8–4 (4–3 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Simrell (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Dunlap (5th season)
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
1996 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Virginia Tech +  6 1   10 2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +  6 1   9 3  
No. 21 Syracuse +  6 1   9 3  
West Virginia  4 3   8 4  
Pittsburgh  3 4   4 7  
Boston College  2 5   5 7  
Rutgers  1 6   2 9  
Temple  0 7   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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